Breaking Bread in a Noisy City -Eucharistic Prayer
Breaking Bread in a Noisy City -Eucharistic Prayer
by Chris Shannahan
Breaking Bread in a Noisy City is a Eucharistic Prayer that emerged from living and working in inner city Birmingham. It draws on the life and images of the city to prepare congregatins to share in Holy Communion. L: On the streets of our city E: GOD IS FOUND EACH DAY. L: To …
Our responsibility
Our responsibility
by Marjorie Dobson
A prayer for wisdom in our response to government, national and local. Suitable for the period before an election. This item will download as 30031005108629.doc Extract: Another banner headline screams out against politicians, local or national, and we unite against the common en…
Tomb Dwellers
Tomb Dwellers
by Joanna Bull
A rage against the established church from those on the margins - think of Jesus turning over tables in the temple! You will see Christ in us, we will show the way... Based on Matthew 25:31-4, John 11:1-15 Lectionary: 5th sunday in Lent A, sunday before advent A Tomb Dwellers …
Birth pangs
Birth pangs
by Marjorie Dobson
Birth Pangs A poem imagining the mind of Mary as she struggles to give birth in the stable of the inn. When I said, ‘Yes,’ I did not know where it would lead. Why, in God’s name, must it be here and now Why, after all the prejudice I’d known, the scorn, derision, and the hostile …
Christmas is a family time
Christmas is a family time
by Marjorie Dobson
A prayer for those who find Christmas a difficult time because they have no family, or little family contact. (This liturgy can be incorporated into an ordinary act of worship during the pre-Christmas or Christmas season. It could be used with several voices. Parts of it may be o…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - The wonders of God's world
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - The wonders of God's world
by BRF - Rona Orme
The popularity of nature programmes on television indicates how people are fascinated by the wonder and intricacy of the natural world. This is nothing new. The Psalms, written 3000 years ago, are full of amazement at the richness of God's world. From 50 Praise, Pray and Play Ses…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus welcomes everyone
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus welcomes everyone
by BRF - Rona Orme
This session encourages everyone to learn each other's names. Knowing names, and being known, helps everyone to feel that they belong. Christians believe that God knows individuals by name, so it is important to show the same level of care. This session would work well when start…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - In the beginning
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - In the beginning
by BRF - Rona Orme
Whether the first chapter of Genesis is presented as giving a literal account of God creating the earth or as an early explanation of how things began, most children are fascinated by this story. Many children will have heard the Jewish and Christian creation story in RE, alongsi…
Times and Seasons - Lives laid down
Times and Seasons - Lives laid down
by Jan Berry
LIVES LAID DOWN “No one has greater love than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13) We remember the lives laid down in courage and comradeship, in futile battles at immense cost, in dreams of hope and glory. We remember the lives laid down without choi…
Enabling Church: inclusion of disabled people - How to get the best out of this resource
Enabling Church: inclusion of disabled people - How to get the best out of this resource
by SPCK - Gordon Temple and Lin Ball
How to get the best out of this resource This book is written for any church, home group or individual believing that any disabled person should be welcomed, valued and enabled to make a contribution to the work of God in his or her community. The contributors hope that you will …
Pentecost Prayers